Girish Redekar is the CEO & Co-Founder of Sprinto.com, a company that helps SaaS companies become SOC-2 compliant, close enterprise deals faster and pass vendor security assessments easily.

He previously ​​built and bootstrapped RecruiterBox to over 2500 customers and 50+ employees both in the US and India. The company was then acquired by a private equity firm Turn/River Capital in an all cash deal.

Girish is a passionate programmer and entrepreneur, keen on helping other SaaS businesses demonstrate security chops and close enterprise deals faster.

In this episode we cover:

  • 00:00 – ShoutOUT Costumer Messaging via SMS, Email, WhatsApp & Messenger
  • 00:50 – Intro
  • 02:14 – Starting to Implement Cybersecurity in a SaaS
  • 04:56 – Most Common Cyber Attacks
  • 07:21 – First Steps to Founders Preventing Cyber Attacks
  • 10:11 – Security Questionnaire
  • 13:48 – Aligning Security With Less Cost
  • 16:34 – SOC2 Explained
  • 20:21 – Girish’s Past Ventures Before Starting Sprinto
  • 24:19 – Girish’s Favorite Hobbies To Get Into a Flow State
  • 24:56 – Girish’s Piece of Advice for His 25 Years Old Self
  • 25:28 – Girish’s Biggest Challenges at Sprinto
  • 25:44 – Sprinto Is Hiring!
  • 26:28 – Instrumental Resources for  Girish’s Success
  • 31:50 – What Does Success Means for Girish Today
  • 33:31 – Get in Touch With Girish

Get in Touch With Girish:

Sprinto.com

Girish’s Email

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